Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of my personal favorite brands. Antoine LeCoultre opened his workshop in the Vallée de Joux in 1833, and for decades the company supplied movements to Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and Audemars Piguet. In 1931 it made the Reverso, whose case flips over to protect the crystal. I wore one on my wrist for the better part of ten years. The craftsmanship shows in every single watch they make, and their metal bracelets are silky smooth.
I can source any watch, new or used, even very hard-to-get. I chose these examples to guide you.
Reverso · 27.4 × 45.5mm · Manual windTap to see the back
$110,000 to $150,000
This is an understated masterpiece on the wrist. Day on the front, night on the back. There is a technique to flipping the face I will show you.
Reverso · 36 × 55mm · Manual windTap to see the back
About $350,000 new in 2008
JLC pioneered the spherical tourbillon in 2004. This is a very important wristwatch. 75 pieces were ever made.
Reverso · 29.9 × 49.4mm · Manual windTap to see the back
About $27,000 at launch in 2022
The understated day/night masterpiece, with day/date and moon phase. If you can manually wind a watch every day, this watch will reward you with compliments from people in the know.
Master · 42mm · AutomaticTap to see the back
$160,000 at launch in 2026
I can't keep a manual-wind watch wound, I forget to wind it every day. This automatic tourbillon will fascinate you every time you look at it, and you never have to wind it.
Master · 41.5mm · AutomaticTap to see the back
About $88,000 at launch in 2020
Is this the thinnest automatic tourbillon in the world? I'm not sure, but the classic face with the red date pointer just whispers haute horology. Extremely good value for the money.
Master · 39mm · AutomaticTap to see the back
About $28,000 new in 2026
One of the thinnest automatic watches. Competes head to head with Patek Philippe.
Master · 43mm · AutomaticTap to see the back
$250,000 at launch in 2019
Limited to 30 pieces per dial metal, this is a pinnacle high-complication timepiece that seamlessly combines a minute repeater and a perpetual calendar that keeps track of days until 2100. It has an internal rotor that keeps the watch wound, even though you can't see it. Spectacular. I can't imagine this watch not increasing in value.
Antoine LeCoultre started in Le Sentier after he invented a machine that cut watch pinions. In 1844 he built the Millionomètre, the first instrument to measure a thousandth of a millimeter, and in 1847 a winding system that did away with the watch key.
LeCoultre began working with the Paris watchmaker Edmond Jaeger in 1903, and the company took the name Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1937. It made the Calibre 101, still the smallest mechanical movement ever produced. The story goes that polo players in India asked for the Reverso. Richemont has owned the company since 2000.